As I said, Alexander Moss’s new book, “A More Perfect Union” is a sound basis for disunion.
Moss’s hypothetical breakup was into six new nations, based on contiguousness and common characteristics of the states.
I have used the numbers in the first two posts on New Harmony to instead propose five new countries, based on political leanings as well as the other factors. In other words I want to make sure as few red citizens as possible are under a new blue federal government and as few blue citizens as possible are under a new red federal government.
Here is the map:
Here are the states and compositions for the five new countries. The Senate column is the number of Democrats of the two US Senators.:
West:
State population Senators House D House R
California 39,538,223 2 42 11
Arizona 7,151,502 2 5 4
Washington 7,705,281 2 7 3
Colorado 5,773,714 2 4 3
Oregon 4,237,256 2 4 1
Nevada 3,104,614 2 3 1
New Mexico 2,117,522 2 2 1
Hawaii 1,455,271 2 2 0
total 71,083,383
Total U.S. 331,454,351
percent 100 74
statehouses: State population Governor Senators D Senators R House D House R California 39,538,223 D 30 9 60 9 Washington 7,705,281 D 29 20 57 41 Colorado 5,773,714 D 20 15 41 24 Oregon 4,237,256 D 18 11 37 23 Nevada 3,104,614 D 12 9 26 16 New Mexico 2,117,522 D 27 15 45 24 Hawaii 1,455,271 D 24 1 47 4 Arizona 7,151,502 R 14 16 28 31 total 71,083,383 percent 88 64 66 Total U.S. 331,454,351
Central:
State population Senators House D House R
Texas 29,145,505 0 12 24
Tennessee 6,910,840 0 2 7
Alabama 5,024,279 0 1 6
Louisiana 4,657,757 0 1 5
Kentucky 4,505,836 0 1 5
Oklahoma 3,959,353 0 0 5
Utah 3,205,958 0 0 4
Arkansas 3,011,524 0 0 4
Mississippi 2,961,279 0 1 3
Kansas 2,937,880 0 1 3
Wyoming 576,851 0 0 1
Nebraska 1,961,504 0 0 3
Idaho 1,839,106 0 0 2
West Virginia 1,793,716 1 0 3
Montana 1,084,225 1 0 1
South Dakota 886,667 0 0 1
North Dakota 779,094 0 0 1
Alaska 733,391 0 0 1
Missouri 6,154,913 0 2 6
Iowa 3,271,616 0 1 3
total 85,401,294
Total U.S. 331,454,351
percent 5 20
statehouses: State population Governor Senators D Senators R House D House R Texas 29,145,505 R 12 19 67 82 Tennessee 6,910,840 R 6 27 26 73 South Carolin 5,118,425 R 16 30 43 81 Alabama 5,024,279 R 7 26 28 77 Louisiana 4,657,757 D 12 27 35 67 Kentucky 4,505,836 D 8 30 25 75 Oklahoma 3,959,353 R 9 39 19 82 Utah 3,205,958 R 6 23 17 58 Arkansas 3,011,524 R 7 27 22 78 Mississippi 2,961,279 R 16 36 46 75 Kansas 2,937,880 R 11 29 41 84 Wyoming 576,851 R 2 28 7 51 Nebraska 1,961,504 R Idaho 1,839,106 R 7 28 12 58 West Virginia 1,793,716 R 11 23 23 77 Montana 1,084,225 R 19 31 33 67 South Dakota 886,667 R 3 32 8 62 North Dakota 779,094 R 7 40 14 80 Alaska 733,391 R 7 13 15 21 Missouri 6,154,913 R 10 24 48 114 Iowa 3,271,616 R 18 32 41 59 total 85,401,294 percent 10 25 29 Total U.S. 331,454,351
Great Lakes:
State population Senators House D House R
Ohio 11,799,448 1 4 12
Illinois 12,801,989 2 13 5
Michigan 10,077,331 2 7 7
Minnesota 5,706,494 2 4 4
Wisconsin 5,893,718 1 3 5
Indiana 6,785,528 0 2 7
total 53,064,508
Total U.S. 331,454,351
percent 67 45
statehouses: State population Governor Senators D Senators R House D House R Ohio 11,799,448 R 8 25 35 64 Michigan 10,077,331 D 16 22 52 58 Minnesota 5,706,494 D 31 34 70 64 Wisconsin 5,893,718 D 12 20 38 60 Indiana 6,785,528 R 11 39 29 71 Illinois 12,801,989 D 41 18 73 45 total 53,064,508 percent 67 43 45 Total U.S. 331,454,351
Northeast:
State population Senators House D House R
New York 20,201,249 2 19 8
New Hampshire 1,377,529 2 2 0
New Jersey 9,288,994 2 10 2
Pennsylvania 13,002,700 1 9 9
Connecticut 3,605,944 2 4 0
Maine 1,362,359 1 2 0
Rhode Island 1,097,379 2 2 0
Delaware 989,948 2 1 0
DC 689,545 1 0
Massachusetts 7,029,917 2 9 0
Maryland 6,177,224 2 7 1
Vermont 643,077 2 1 0
total 65,465,865
Total U.S. 331,454,351
percent 91 77
statehouses: State population Governor Senators D Senators R House D House R New York 20,201,249 D 43 20 106 43 Connecticut 3,605,944 D 23 12 97 54 New Jersey 9,288,994 D 25 15 52 28 New Hampshire 1,377,529 R 10 14 187 213 Pennsylvania 13,002,700 D 21 27 90 112 Massachusetts 7,029,917 R 37 3 128 30 Maryland 6,177,224 R 32 15 99 42 Vermont 643,077 R 21 7 93 46 Maine 1,362,359 D 21 13 80 66 Rhode Island 1,097,379 D 33 5 65 10 Delaware 989,948 D 14 7 26 15 DC 689,545 D 11 0 total 65,465,865 percent 67 68 61 Total U.S. 331,454,351
Southeast:
State population Senators House D House R
Virginia 8,631,393 2 7 4
North Carolina 10,439,388 0 5 8
South Carolina 5,118,425 0 1 6
Georgia 10,711,908 2 6 8
Florida 21,538,187 0 11 16
total 56,439,301
Total U.S. 331,454,351
percent 40 42
statehouses: State population Governor Senators D Senators R House D House R Florida 21,538,187 R 16 24 42 78 Georgia 10,711,908 R 22 34 76 103 North Carolin 10,439,388 D 22 28 51 69 South Carolin 5,118,425 R 16 30 43 81 Virginia 8,631,393 R 21 18 55 45 total 56,439,301 percent 20 42 42 Total U.S. 331,454,351
The state level numbers here were not in previous posts.
Here are the sources:
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